combust

[ kuh m-buhst ]

/ kəmˈbʌst /

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verb (used with or without object)

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Nearby words

combings, combining form, combining weight, combo, combo store, combust, combustible, combustion, combustion chamber, combustion engine, combustion tube

Origin of combust

1325–75; Middle English < Latin combūstus (past participle of combūrere to burn up, equivalent to com- com- + -ūs- variant stem of ūrere to burn + -tus past participle suffix; -b- by misanalysis of ambūrere, another derivative, as am- + -būrere)

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Examples from the Web for combust

When Venus and Mercury were ‘combust’ their influence was lost.
Astronomical Lore in Chaucer|Florence M. Grimm
All astrologers agree that a planet is fortified by this position, but a planet when combust is very evil in its influences.
The Influence of the Stars|Rosa Baughan
A planet was said to be combust when its light was extinguished by proximity to the sun.
Astronomical Lore in Chaucer|Florence M. Grimm
Venus and Mercury, when thus 'combust,' lost their influence.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 2 (of 7)|Geoffrey Chaucer

British Dictionary definitions for combust

combust

/ (kəmˈbʌst) /

adjective

astrology (of a star or planet) invisible for a period between 24 and 30 days each year due to its proximity to the sun

verb

chem to burn

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